Two Way Street Coffee House is Chicagoland’s most beloved folk and acoustic music venue, presenting weekly concerts and community events for over 50 years!  The show starts at 8pm and the doors open at 7:30pm. (Suggested donation $10).  We will also host this concert virtually.  You may access the livestream on www.twowaystreet.org, on our Facebook page, or on our YouTube channel.

On Friday, November 21, 2025 Two Way Street Coffee House Friday Night Concert Series presents Joy Zimmerman.

Joy Zimmerman cultivates joy and community with a clear, rich voice. A folk singer/songwriter at home on guitar and violin, Joy brings audiences lyrical songs and stories, as well as occasional fiddle tunes. Her latest album, Where the Light Lives, debuted at #6 on the Folk Alliance International (FAI) Folk Chart. Dani Goodband of Lakeside Music says this album “should be in every folk music lover’s collection.”

Joy’s passion for music began with violin lessons before kindergarten. Many miles of classical music later, she picked up a guitar, found her voice of honey, and discovered a talent for songwriting. Joy is now a Music to Life Juried Artist, a Kansas Touring Roster Artist, and a Listening Room Network member. She has been awarded an American Songwriter Lyric Contest Honorable Mention, ten Walnut Valley Music Festival NewSong Showcase wins, a Folk Alliance Region Midwest DJ Showcase, and Heartland Song Network Artist of the Month.

Whether solo or with other artists, Joy’s music is “vivid and alive, tender and poignant, and altogether a gift for the listener” (Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, Kansas Poet Laureate Emeritus). She has recorded nine albums of original music, including a live performance. The Canvas Before Us reached #8 on the FAI Folk Chart Top Albums in August 2021. Joy’s current single, “Be the Reason,” is “an anthem of hope for people in need, and for a planet in need of loving care.” (Lilli Kuzma, host of Folk Festival, WDCB Public Radio).  

If you can’t join us in person, you can still tune in virtually to catch the show! Make your donation HERE to Joy.  Visit www.twowaystreet.org for more information.